Whether it’s smokescreen season or not (and it is), there is still information to be gleaned through the actions of the Lakers and all the other teams who are gearing up for the NBA draft. We are now in the home stretch and this is the last chance to get prospects in for workouts and interviews before selections are made.
With that, there is still a lot of mystery surrounding who the Lakers might select with their #2 overall selection. The presumptive pick, for months, has been UCLA guard Lonzo Ball. However, in the past week and a half, Josh Jackson’s name has been gaining more traction.